MBARI in the news – 2019
| May 2 | EOS “Water, water Everywhere—But how much H2O?” by Emily Underwood |
| May 2 | National Geographic News “How bioluminescence works in nature” by Liz Langley [MBARI cited as source of animated illustration] |
| May 1 | Aerospace and Defense Technology “Monitoring a nearshore beneficial use site: Application of a benthic sled and video annotation“ |
| May 1 | Wet Pixel “Hostile Planet Filmmakers Interview – Part 2” by Adam Hanlon |
| May 1 | Gizmodo “The world’s largest animal has a secret lingo—Here’s what It sounds like” by Maddie Stone |
| Apr 26 | Deutsche Welle “The deep sea: Where poisons become nutrients” by Brigitte Osterath |
| Apr 24 | National Geographic TV “Hostile Planet filmmakers teamed up with scientists at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)” [Behind the scenes video for National Geographic’s “Hostile Planet”] |
| Apr 24 | CGTN America “Reporter’s Notebook: A deep dive into the world’s oceans” by Frances Kuo |
| Apr 23 | Stories related to MBARI news release: Carbon dioxide from Silicon Valley affects the chemistry of Monterey Bay. – KION-TV, “High carbon dioxide levels are being discovered from the Silicon Valley” by Zach Mcintyre (4-23-19) – San Francisco Chronicle, “Disturbing levels of carbon dioxide likely to increase ocean acidity fast, scientists say” by Peter Fimrite (4-24-19) – KCBS-radio, Story carried in main news stream and broadcast at least 16 times (4-28-19 and 4-29-19) – KQED Science, “Threat to sea life as greenhouse gases drift offshore” by Hannah Hagemann (4-29-19) – KSBW-TV, “Bay Area commuters spike CO2 levels in Monterey Bay” by Caitlin Conrad (4-29-19) [Also carried by KCRA-TV, Laredo Morning Times, and SF Gate] – Monterey Herald, “MBARI study shows increased CO2 in the Monterey Bay ” by Tom Garlinghouse (4-30-19) – KFBK-radio, Story carried on morning news (5-1-19) – San Jose Mercury, “CO₂ emissions from Silicon Valley and Salinas linked to ocean acidification in Monterey Bay” by Priyanka Runwal (5-6-19) [Also carried by at least 9 other Northern California newspapers in the MediaNews group] [Release also carried verbatim by Environmental News Network, TodayChan, BrightSurf, and ScienceDaily] |
| Apr 16 | Syracuse University News “Norma Slepecky Memorial Lecturer Benoit-Bird to discuss ‘Echoes from the Deep’“ |
| Apr 13 | Santa Cruz Sentinel “Moss Landing evolves as center for marine sciences” by Gary Griggs |
| Apr 9 | Palo Alto Online “Choreography meets climate change at Stanford” by Karla Kane |
| Apr 8 | National Geographic TV “Hostile Planet – Oceans” [MBARI footage in deep-sea section – 31:40 to 35:00] |
| Apr 6 | Santa Cruz Sentinel “ROV-ing in the deep” by Rachel Kippen |
| Apr 3 | Environmental Monitor “Little worlds of wood on the ocean floor” by Karla Lant |
| Apr 3 | Geek.com “Scientists attach cameras to white wharks to watch how they hunt their prey” by Genevieve Scarano |
| Mar 25 | KSCO-radio “Good Morning Monterey Bay” (interview with Kim Fulton-Bennett about MBARI’s eDNA research) |
| Mar 21 | National Geographic News “Spectacular new fossil bonanza captures explosion of early life” by Michael Greshko [Also carried by MSN News” and several other news-aggregation web sites] |
| Mar 20 | Marine Technology News “Drones for coastal enviro management” by Justin Manley |
| Mar 9 | MSN News “Scariest animals in the world” by Pete Thomas and David Strege |
| Mar 7 | Marine Technology News “Interview: MBARI President Chris Scholin “ |
| Mar 1 | Journal of Petroleum Technology “How oil innovation has benefited other industries” by Trent Jacobs |
| Mar 1 | Monterey Herald “Seaside Middle School students adopt scientific float” by Priyanka Runwal |
| Feb 27 | BioGraphic “Allure of the Flower Hat” by Tony Wu |
| Feb 18 | New Yorker “A whale’s afterlife” by Jeffrey Marlow |
| Feb 18 | LabRoots “Marine protected areas crucial for commercially harvested animal populations” by Anthony Bouchard |
| Feb 8 | BBC “Humpback Whales: A Detective Story“ |
| Feb 6 | PBS News Hour (video for social media) “ Why is this squid wearing a Fitbit?” by Vicky Stein |
| Feb 4 | The Log “American Heritage: The shipwreck of Santa Monica Bay ” by Parimal M. Rohit |
| Feb | National Maritime Historical Society “Milky Seas“ |
| Jan 30 | Anthroposphere – The Oxford Climate Review “The Argo Evolution” by Grace Greenwald and Shannon Switzer Swanson |
| Jan 29 | Stories related to MBARI news release: Why do beaked whales return to a Navy sonar range despite frequent disturbance? It’s the food. – iNews, “Beaked whales are travelling into military testing zones to dive for squid” by Sally Guyoncourt (1-29-19) – The Maritime Executive, “Why do beaked whales keep returning to a Navy sonar range?” (1-29-19) – taucher.net, “California: Whales always return to sonar testing areas” (2-7-19) [Release also carried verbatim by Environmental News Network, Science Daily, Science Blog, Safety4Sea, the British Ecological Society and UC Santa Cruz] |
| Jan 24 | WESA-radio (NPR) “The octopus whisperer” by Alisa Opar [See also: Picture of the Week: Cock-Eyed Squid. Both stories originally produced by ScienceFriday for Cephalopod week 2017 and also carried by KERA-TV, KWBU-radio, and WBFO-radio] |
| Jan 23 | CBC Kids “5 animals that glow“ |
| Jan 21 | Mongabay “A ‘FitBit for squid’ could help track the ocean’s squishier species” by Marianne Messina [Also carried by Enviro LInk and South Africa Today] |
| Jan 19 | Wild About Animals [Kid’s science TV show featuring MBARI videos of “some of the strangest looking creatures in our oceans”] |
| Jan 17 | Stories related to MBARI web article: Biologists discover deep-sea fish living where there is virtually no oxygen. – New Atlas, “Fish found thriving in waters with almost no oxygen” by Michael Irving (1-20-19) – Newsweek, “Robot discovers eels and sharks thriving in deep-sea void where oxygen hardly exists” by Aristos Georgiou (1-21-19) [Also carried by MSN] – Science Alert, “Scientists discover freaky fish thriving in waters we thought were deadly to life ” by Peter Dockrill (1-21-19) – Fox News, “Bizarre deep-sea fish living in Gulf of California with ‘virtually no oxygen’ puzzles biologists” by Jennifer Earl (1-21-19) [Also carried by New York Post] – Slash Gear, “Two fish species can survive in areas of the Gulf of California with little oxygen” by Shane McGlaun (1-21-19) – The Weather Channel, “Gulf of California fish found thriving in one of the most extreme low oxygen underwater habitats on Earth” by Drew MacFarlane (1-22-19) – Geek.com, “Biologists using underwater robot discover deep-sea fish living where there is ‘virtually no oxygen’” by Stephanie Valera (1-23-19) – Also covered verbatim by Phys Org, Infosurhoy, Maritime Herald, Knowridge, trading-house.net, 15MinuteNews.com, Follow News, and other news aggregation web sites |
| Jan 17 | Mashable “Uncharted worlds- Descending into the dark sea is like exploring deep space” by Mark Kaufman |
| Jan 16 | San Jose Inside “Monterey Bay whale researchers prepare for a busy year ahead” by Lauren Hepler |
| Jan 15 | Vintage News “Ship which sank in 1995 found off California coast – 3D Model Made” by Ian Harvey |
| Jan 14 | Scuttlebutt Sailing News “Responsibilities after the rescue“ |
| Jan 13 | Deep Sea News “The lonely existence of vampire squids” by Craig McClain |
| Jan 8 | Taucher.net “Deep Sea: Five new species of sea slugs discovered“ |
| Jan 7 | Supply Chain Drive “Environmental concerns loom after MSC loses 270 containers at sea” by Edwin Lopez |
| Jan 4 | The Daily Astorian “An anomaly” by Elleda Wilson |
| Jan 3 | Oceanus “To tag a squid – New device can reveal unknown behavior of these key creatures” by Daniel Cojanu and Elise Hugus |
| Jan 3 | Smithsonian.com “He was on duty when the ship sank. Two decades later, the ROV pilot aids in Its exploration” by Meilan Solly |
| Jan 3 | Monterey County Weekly “Scientists at MBARI are researching a last-ditch possibility to combat climate change“ |
